Legal Opinion
Leopold v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 8, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1056PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Like a multigenerational soap opera, the persistent controversy swirling around the Central Intelligence Agency’s rendition, detention, and interrogation program has now spannéd two presidential administrations, numerous congressional sessions, and the comings and goings of six CIA directors. In one of its most recent episodes, the CIA, after finding itself in the binocular crosshairs of the 'Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, allegedly flipped the lenses around to spy back on its Congressional overseers. When word spread…
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